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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1857
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]
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TABLE 6.
Occupations of Males, aged 20 years and upwards whose deaths were registered in Bethnal Green, during the 53 weeks
ending January 2nd, 1858.
| OCCUPATIONS OF MALES AGED TWENTY AND UPWARDS. | Living in Bethnal Green at the census of 1851. | Deaths registered in the 53 weeks ending January 2nd, 1858. | OCCUPATIONS OF MALES AGED TWENTY AND UPWARDS. | Living in Bethnal Green at the census of 1851. | Deaths registered in the 53 weeks ending January 2nd, 1858. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Ages at Death. | Total | Ages at Death. | ||||||||||||
| Aged 20 & upwards | Aged 20 & upwards | 20- | 40- | 60- | 80 and upwards | Aged 20 & upwards | Aged 20 & upwards | 20- | 40- | 60- | 80 and upwards | ||||
| Class 1. | (1) Post Office | 39 | 1 | 1 | Class 12. | Cheesemonger | 57 | 2 | .. | 2 | |||||
| Customs | 77 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Butcher | 275 | 7 | .. | 3 | 4 | |||
| (3) East India Service | 58 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Poulterer | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2. | (1) Army Officer | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Fishmonger | 129 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | |||
| Soldier | 13 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | Others dealing in Animal Food | 70 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | (2) Comb Maker | 49 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 3. | (1) Clergyman | 23 | 1 | .. | 1 | (6) Carpet and Rug Manufacturer | 109 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Protestant Minister | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | (7) Silk Manufacturer | 4356 | 87 | 16 | 26 | 36 | 9 | |||
| (3) Physician | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Other Workers | ... | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Surgeon | 41 | 3 | .. | 3 | Dealer in Silk | ||||||||||
| (5) Law Clerk | 54 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13. | (1) Greengrocer | 120 | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||
| 6. | (2) Domestic Servant, General | 65 | 1 | .. | 1 | Corn Merchant | 41 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||
| Inn Servant | 104 | 2 | .. | 2 | Baker | 363 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| (3) Hatter | 106 | 2 | .. | 2 | (2) Brewer | 128 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Tailor | 351 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | Licensed Victualler, Beer Shop Keeper | 208 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Shoemaker | 1643 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Hosier, Haberdasher | 23 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Grocer | 177 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | |||
| Others providing Dress | 212 | 1 | .. | 1 | Tobacconist | 45 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 7. | (1) House Proprietor | 78 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | (3) French Polisher | 78 | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||
| Broker | 21 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | (4) Timber Merchant | 38 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Accountant | 38 | 1 | 1 | Other Dealers, Workers in Tim ber | 63 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Commercial Clerk | 173 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Pawnbroker | 26 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | (5) Cork Cutter | 52 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||
| Hawker, Pedlar | 190 | 4 | .. | 4 | (6) Sawyer | 148 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Other General Dealers & Agents | 146 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | (7) Cabinet Maker, Upholsterer | 614 | 2 | .. | 3 | |||||
| 8. | (1) Railway Engine Driver, Stoker | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Turner | 172 | 4 | .. | 3 | 1 | ||||
| (2) Carman, Carrier, Carter, Drayman | 280 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Chair Maker | 234 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | ||||
| Box Maker | 117 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Omnibus Owner, Conductor, Driver | 13 | 1 | .. | 1 | Others Dealing in Wood Furni ture | 109 | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||||
| Others engaged in Road Conveyance | 60 | 2 | .. | 2 | (8) Cooper | 186 | 4 | .. | 3 | 1 | |||||
| (10) Workers in Cane, Rush, Straw | 28 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||||
| 15 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | (12) Calico, Cotton Dyer | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| (4) Seaman | 100 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | (13) Stationer | 52 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||
| Pilot | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | Agricultural Labourer, out-door | 14. | (1) Coal Heaver, Coal Labourer | 70 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Dock Service, Dock Labourer | .. | 8 | 3 | 5 | Other Workers in Coal | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||
| (5) Engaged in Warehousing | 147 | 2 | 1 | 1 | (2) Brickmaker | 42 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||
| Others connected with Storage. | 29 | 1 | .. | 1 | Scavenger | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| (6) Messenger, Porter | 446 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | (3) Tobacco Pipe Maker & others | 29 | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||
| (1) Farmer | 15 | 1 | .. | 1 | (4) Glass Manufacture | 73 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||
| 9. | Agricultural Labourer, out-door | 73 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | (6) Water Providers, Dealers | 11 | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||
| (3) Gardener | 65 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | (8) Goldsmith, Silversmith | 69 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 10. | (1) Groom, Horsekeeper, &c. | 50 | 1 | 1 | Carver, Gilder | 97 | 2 | .. | 2 | ||||||
| Drover | 30 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | (9) Coppersmith | 21 | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||
| Others engaged about Animals | 21 | 1 | .. | 1 | (10) Tinman | 24 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 11. | (1) Printer | 168 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | (13) Brass Founder | 67 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
| (3) Musician | 50 | 2 | 2 | Locksmith, Bell Hanger | 14 | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||||
| Musical Instrument Maker | 43 | 1 | 1 | Wire Worker | 28 | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||||
| Others connected with Music | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | (14) Iron Manufacture | 53 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||
| (4) Engraver | 15 | 1 | .. | 1 | Whitesmith | 36 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||
| (7) Pattern Designer | 11 | 1 | .. | 1 | Blacksmith | 189 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||
| (9) Watchmaker | 90 | 1 | .. | 1 | Cutler | 16 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||
| Philosophical Instrument Makers and Dealers | 78 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 15. | (1) Labourer, branch undefined | 1010 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | |||
| (2) Mechanic, Manufacturer, Shopman, branch undefined | 12 | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||||||||
| (11) Engine and Machine Maker | 84 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| (13) Whip Maker | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Others of indefinite occupation | 9 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| (15) Carpenter, Joiner | 572 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16. | (1) Gentlemen Independent | 32 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | ||
| Bricklayer | 452 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Annuitant | 75 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | |||
| Mason, Pavior | 72 | 1 | .. | 1 | Lunatic Attendants | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||
| Slater | 3 | 1 | 1 | Persons of no stated occupation or condition | 221 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Painter, Plumber, Glazier, | 367 | 7 | l | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| (16) Wheelwright | 57 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | TOTAL | 22725 | 416 | 109 | 152 | 133 | 22 | |||
| (17) Dyer, Scourer, Calenderer | 119 | 6 | l | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 12. | (1) Cowkeeper, Milkseller | 124 | 2 | l | .. | 1 | |||||||||